1898 I. M. Anderton tr. D. Comparetti i. i. 5 The first rune collectors..only considered and published detached songs, and did not think of classifying them.
1989 R. Poom tr. J. Y. Pentikäinen (1999) vi. 116 The task of the rune collector such as Lönnrot was merely to copy and compile the epic from the people.